Recipe: Minori Pepperoni Torta

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Apr 20, 2011 at 12:01 AMApr 20, 2011 at 7:16 PM

You cannot eat another pizza, but you’ve still got a hankering for pepperoni. The Italians have an old-time solution to his conundrum. It’s called pepperoni pie, and you needn’t make a crust. This one does its own in an “impossible pie” sort of way. They call it Minori Torta.

Jim Hillibish

You cannot eat another pizza, but you’ve still got a hankering for pepperoni. The Italians have an old-time solution to his conundrum.

It’s called pepperoni pie, and you needn’t make a crust. This one does its own in an “impossible pie” sort of way. They call it Minori Torta.

Pepperoni is the most popular dry, Italian sausage, a descendant of the spicy cured meats of southern Italy. Its name is a corruption of peperone, Italian for black pepper.

The trick here is to use cubed cheese. Shredded pizza cheese will disappear upon baking. You can adjust the vegetables to your liking, and you can use Italian sausage for the meat. Then it becomes Salsiccia Torta.

Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 9-by-11-inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until set. Sprinkle with grated Italian cheese and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Makes 8 servings.

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